Kirby started his journey into Chinese Medicine by falling into it...literally! In 2009, Kirby tumbled over the rump of his mare and dislocated his left elbow. After 7 months of intense rehabilitation, Kirby was back to his normal routines. In 2010, almost one year to the day later, he bailed from the same mare and fractured his right elbow. Kirby decided the pain and long recovery time from the year before was too inconvenient and sought the advice of a chiropractor and his acupuncturist wife. After three months, Kirby was back to normal and had a referral to tour the Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture (PIHMA) in Phoenix, AZ. After graduating from PIHMA, Kirby spent a year working at the Phoenix Medicinary at PIHMA as the Medicinary Manager.